United States. A Home Front Civil Defence Air Raid Warden Helmet Province of China LONDON" on the intact slider)

LONDON" on the intact slider)

the obverse consisting of a raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika

presenting sixteen scallops with a smooth central base

marked STERLING with an illegible makers mark

United States. A Home Front Civil Defence Air Raid Warden Helmet Province of China LONDON" on the intact slider)An example of a home front civil defense air raid warden helmet, constructed of magnetic metal that has been painted white, bearing the motif of the United States Official Home Front Civilian Defence Air Raid department, the motif consisting of a red and white diagonally striped triangle in a dark blue circular field, the underside of the helmet reveals a web liner constructed of canvas material (one of the strands torn) that is secured to the helmet